Posts Tagged ‘lake living’

The Home Depot Orange Tank Competition Haven DIY Blogger Conference 2018 Last year I received an email from The Haven Conference announcing that The Home Depot would be hosting an Orange Tank Competition. Yes, think Shark Tank for DIYers. This was the perfect opportunity to pitch my Shed Turned Dream Bunkhouse project. Our little Upstate […] Read more…

HGTV DREAM HOME BEHOND THE SCENE Every once in a blue (or pink) moon we have a “pinch me” moment. For me, that moment was last month when my friends at Delta Faucet invited me on a private tour of the 2018 HGTV Dream Home. Seriously, I had to read the email twice to make sure it was […] Read more…

Lake House Decor The best part about living in Upstate New York is being close to water, specifically the Great Lakes and it’s neighboring glacier made Finger Lakes. Just South of Rochester is Honeoye Lake where we have a sweet little colorful summer home. I’m so happy to be taking you on a tour and […] Read more…

Hello and welcome to the first of a monthly How to Style a Coffee Table series with some incredible talented blogger friends! If you are just coming over from my dear friend Reesa’s MOD MAX GLAM blog welcome! Don’t you love how she incorporated the textures of Fall into her living room? Seriously she is […] Read more…

Oh my! I can’t get over how many of you loved this rustic farmhouse inspired lake house. I thought that I share more of this 900 square foot little slice of Heaven that looks over one of Upstate New York’s coveted Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake. This farmhouse inspired cottage is taking inspiration from the talented […] Read more…

Summers for my family are mostly spent outdoors at the Lake but if you’re a HGTV junkie like me you’re probably glued to Fixer Upper on Tuesday nights. Whether a new episode or rerun I still can’t get enough of Joanna and Chip Gaines’s casual farmhouse style of neutral decor, reclaimed woods, organic color palettes, and ALL that rusty […] Read more…

I can still remember the first time that I painted stripes. It was in my daughter’s nursery and it took me forever. Well, actually three days and that seemed like forever. “Practice Makes Perfect” as the saying goes and boy is that true. After 20 years of painting I have mastered the art of painted stripes. Here’s […] Read more…

It doesn’t matter how tech savvy the world around me becomes, I will always wear a wrist watch. I actually feel naked without one. Other than my wedding ring, it’s the one piece of jewelry that I always keep on. If you are at all into cool watches you might need to check out the variety of […] Read more…